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Curse of Strahd
hunting evil monsters.
The Waiting Game. Van Richten isn’t a young man anymore. He knows his road is coming to an end, but his work isn't done. He has come to Barovia to kill Strahd von Zarovich
. He has good evidence to suggest that Strahd periodically hibernates in his coffin, sometimes for years, when all is quiet in the realm. While he bides his time, van Richten hides in plain sight with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
will do whatever can be done to fulfill an obligation when the time comes, short of breaking laws. A Lawful Evil NPC does the same, but only because a deal is a deal. A Neutral Good or Neutral NPC
might pay off favors to protect their reputation. A Chaotic Good NPC is more concerned about doing right by the adventurers, honoring any obligations without worrying too much about personal risk or adherence to the law.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
or lawful neutral NPC will do whatever can be done to fulfill an obligation when the time comes, short of breaking laws. A lawful evil NPC does the same, but only because a deal is a deal. A neutral
good or neutral NPC might pay off favors to protect his or her reputation. A chaotic good NPC is more concerned about doing right by the adventurers, honoring any obligations without worrying too much about personal risk or adherence to the law.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
place, one where daylight never fully penetrates the dank mist that hangs over the land, and where cruel and mischievous bandits prey upon stranded and lost travelers. Hither is the realm of the present
, where life and decay walk hand in hand, and where creatures live in the moment, not concerned with history or repercussions. Deep in Hither is Downfall, a shantytown built around an ancient well
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
political dynamics in each region or realm, and use what they uncover to help the weak, the poor, and the oppressed from behind the scenes. Harpers act openly only as a last resort. Artus Cimber, a
former member of the Harpers, is hiding out in Chult. He possesses an artifact called the Ring of Winter, and other Harpers are concerned lest the ring fall into evil hands. To prevent that, a handful of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Chimagua. If the fragment of the Sleeping Stone is restored to the whole, the crystal glows in a rainbow of colors. Chimagua awakens with full awareness of what the characters have done, having dreamed
always reliably connect to the Ghost Orchid Tepui. With the tepui’s magic and guardian restored, the nightmares and Far Realm incursions plaguing Atagua cease. If the characters return to Atagua
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the bag absorbed some of the portal’s volatile energy and became the shard solitaire featured in this adventure. The same Far Realm entity that wormed its way into the shard solitaire’s extradimensional
rift has also attuned to the stone. The entity can’t do anything with the stone other than what it has already done to Zorhanna Adulare (as described in this adventure). When the entity escapes the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
booming tick at a time—in sync with the workings of the plane beyond. To repair the Mosaic Mimir, the characters must visit Automata’s gate—a feat easier said than done in the rigidly structured gate-town
chapter. Warren Mahy Beltha and her chaotic gang operate out of the Inverse, the upside-down realm beneath Automata
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Fighter Let me know when you’re all done talking.
— Tordek
Of all the adventurers in the worlds of D&D, the fighter is perhaps the greatest paradox. On the one hand, a singular feature of the
are primarily concerned with the welfare of others. They put more value on the well-being of the society, the village, or the group than on their own safety. Even if there’s gold in the offing, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Duergar Despot The Reghed nomads who stalk the tundra and the Ten-Towners who keep civilization alive are so concerned with day-to-day survival that they typically pay little heed to the evil forces
, and heartlessly cruel—the perfect realm for Xardorok to claim as despot. Unbeknownst to Xardorok, however, it is not Deep Duerra guiding his actions but the archdevil Asmodeus in the guise of Deep
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Talismans: Animate finger, glowing minerals, preserved limb Life is cheap in Lamordia. As far as the land’s esteemed scholars are concerned, the spark that animates flesh is merely the result of
chemical accidents and the proper formulas. Golems, homunculi, and other constructed beings groan to life to support a populace desperate to survive in this frigid realm. Frozen bogs and glacial expanses
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
mean anything to their characters, and their characters are unaware of what Zybilna has just done. As far as the characters are concerned, Zybilna is the archfey who rules Prismeer and has no other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Godefroy’s Torment Lord Godefroy is an abyss of grief and rage, tormented by the following circumstances: Godefroy is concerned only with his own misery; the suffering of the other spirits in Mordent
release of the adventure Ravenloft, the sequel adventure, Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill, debuted. The adventure pulled back the Mists on the domain of Mordent, a realm of terrors beyond Barovia
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
to enter the mortal realm; its destruction could hurl Klothys back into the Underworld for untold ages to come.
Klothys’s Divine Schemes Klothys has many designs for Theros and for the futures she
heroes who can demonstrate the artifact’s power by vanquishing Erebos’s servants, and in the process stoke Heliod’s envy.
2 Concerned by the spread of Meletian influence, Klothys fills the dreams
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Erebos’s Influence Born from Heliod’s shadow and then banished to the Underworld, Erebos claimed dominion over that desolate realm. He sees it as his duty and his right to ensure that those who
enter his realm remain there for all time. Within the Underworld, only the relative paradise of Ilysia is sheltered from his influence. In the other four realms of the dead, his will is law. Mortals
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
shells. Ultimately, he seems most concerned with whether a mortal has prepared for death, keeping payment ready out of respect and as a personal memento mori. Those whose bodies are burned, buried, or
nothing of the glamor, honor, or mystery mortals often ascribe such to him. Rather, he does what must be done, and should some cosmological condition fall out of sorts, the River Guide and his servants
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
at least one orrery component (perhaps more, depending on events in episode 5), and its agents now attempt to use those components to open a portal to the Far Realm. After a suitable amount of questing
inn. That otherwise quiet establishment has always possessed unusual magical qualities, but these have been warped by the slowly opening portal to the Far Realm. The characters can interact with the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
disaster. In truth, generations of hapless humans raised their city, realizing too late that they’d done so upon the back of a titanic kraken. When the kraken Arixmethes awakened, its throes devastated the
clutches, wriggling out of reach with a mind of its own. Ketaphos Famed for its role in The Callapheia, the island of Ketaphos supposedly exists in Nyx during the night and in the mortal realm during
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Realm. She believes this can be done—though it hasn’t been tried before. The Hammock of Worlds is traditionally employed only at dusk during a ritual dance, one the Green Doctors are prepared to host this
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
, and a pat on the back for a job well done (with or without a dagger in it). In an Acquisitions Incorporated franchise, a rogue’s talents are even more in demand. Not only is the rogue the first one
the boardrooms, the taprooms, and the back alleys where business gets done. Personally, I feel that “rogue” is a little misleading as a term. It implies that those of us who follow a more … eclectic
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
strange mutations. The Far Realm goblins push forward, trying to press through the portal and into your world.
Splugoth laughs. “You are too late! The ritual is under my control, and now you must hear
Far Realm As the ritual approaches its end, the magic imbued into the orrery components senses the presence of the characters and works to thwart them. Drawing from the franchise’s collective
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Levistus Though ice might hold my body in place, it has done nothing to contain my ambition.
— Levistus
Even by the otherworldly standards of the Nine Hells, the realm of Stygia and its lord
imprisoned means that Levistus can focus his full attention on such matters, which allows him to excel at what he does. A Contested Realm Levistus was not always the lord of Stygia. The archdevil Geryon
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
trickery. Shalghast asks the characters whether they’ve come “to worship Ilvaash, who bleeds from the Far Realm,” or whether they are bringing more “obelisk pieces for the masters.” The mind flayers don’t
goblins drank in a recent game of drink-or-dare. Rift in Reality. The rift leads into the Far Realm to a location called the Feeder Trenches. The Feeder Trenches are described in the “Far Realm Rifts
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Worshiping Erebos To many mortals, Erebos is primarily concerned not with death, but with gold. Most of his followers downplay his association with death and misfortune, instead praying to him for
grant them the strength to endure until they enter his realm at their predestined time. A smaller but more dangerous group of Erebos worshipers are those who actively glorify death. These cultists and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
there serve them while they recover. 2 A dragon and a giant, in the middle of a fierce battle, suddenly fall from the sky into a town square. Neither combatant is concerned about protecting the people
when they play out on the stage of a giant’s realm. The Giant-Sized Schemes table offers suggestions, including several inspired by the plots of famous dramas. Giant-Sized Schemes d6 Adventure Hook
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Horizon Walker Horizon Walkers guard the world against threats that originate from other planes or that seek to ravage the mortal realm with otherworldly magic. They seek out planar portals and keep
planes enables you to slip through the planar boundaries to lessen the harm done to you during battle. When you take damage from an attack, you can use your reaction to give yourself resistance to all of that attack’s damage on this turn.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Chuul Survivors of the ancient aboleth empire, chuuls are crustaceans the aboleths modified and endowed with sentience. They follow the ingrained directives of their creators, as they have done since
nascent creatures of the mortal realm. However, they were bound to the water and could not enforce their will beyond it without servants. Therefore, they created chuuls. Perfectly obedient, the chuuls
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
recognition of a human saving his life during the fight, the Forgemaster permitted the refugees to settle on the surface, rather than forcing them to depart once the battle was done. The partnership that grew
region does what it can to recover from the recent conflicts. Sundabar’s losses in buildings and in population have done nothing to diminish the contents of its overflowing coffers, and despite its current
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
empyrean. Laughing gleefully, Uldrak yanks his sword from the ground and gladly provides the characters with a gallon of his blood so they can break the curse on Ralzala. When this is done, he casts plane
shift to return to the realm of his deity, Surtur. Returning to the demon zapper, the characters find that Ralzala also honors her word. After gulping down the empyrean’s blood to free herself from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
bad situation.
4 The law doesn’t protect the honest and the hard working. I’m going to do whatever needs to be done to make things right.
5 I’m always in the wrong place at the wrong time
pursue their dreams. (Chaotic)
3 Greed. Everyone I see is getting theirs, so I’m surely going to get mine. (Evil)
4 Chaos. You’re out of order! And you’re out of order! This whole realm is out
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Story Overview Adventurers from a foreign land find themselves in Barovia, a mysterious realm surrounded by deadly fog and ruled by Strahd von Zarovich, a vampire and wizard. Using a deck of tarokka
his spies watch them closely. When the time is right, Strahd invites his “guests” to Castle Ravenloft. He aims to turn them against one another, torment them, and kill them, as he has done with so many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
system to glimpse other regions of the Far Realm. The beholder would gaze into ten eyepieces to see random regions of the Far Realm. Several years ago, Golcuus inadvertently peered into the Briny Pool
withdrew its gaze, smashed nearly all the viewing rods (every rod except the one to the Briny Pool), and fled this room. Yet the damage was done. Golcuus became increasingly reclusive and obsessive
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
is most concerned for her children. Bertram’s heir and oldest child, at twenty-three, Watson (a scout) is brave, honest, and forthright. He takes more after his mother than his father or grandfather
of the way unless he is called upon to speak. Then, he makes a blustering speech about how confident he is the characters can make the fire witch pay for what she has done. Jayne, Darrow, Elisa, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
amount of space the drow take up on levels 3, 10, and 12. He’s also concerned that the conflict between the githyanki on level 16 and the mind flayers on level 17 could spiral out of control
he’s done with all his previous apprentices: teach them ways to mutilate and destroy themselves.
Goal 6: Locate Jhesiyra. Somewhere in the back of his twisted, paranoid mind, Halaster believes that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
else, rather than to a specific individual or the passing influence of emotion or popular rule. Clerics of order are typically concerned with how things are done, rather than whether an action’s results